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1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY CONCERNING COOPERATION ON THE CIVIL INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Article 1 -- Purpose and Objectives 2 Table of Contents Article 2 -- General Description of the Space Station 3 Article 3 -- Space Station Elements 4 Article 4 -- Access to and Use of the Space Station 7 Article 5 -- Major Program Milestones 7 Article 6 -- Respective Responsibilities 8 Article 7 -- Management Aspects of the Space Station Program Primarily Related to Detailed Design and Development 16 Article 8 -- Management Aspects of the Space Station Program Primarily Related to Operations and Utilization 19 Article 9 -- Responsibilities for Operations Costs and Activities 28 Article Safety and Mission Assurance 30 Article Space Station Crew 31

2 Article Transportation, Communications and Other Non-Space Station Facilities 33 Article Advanced Development Program 36 Article Space Station Evolution 36 Article Cross-Waiver of Liability; Exchange of Data and Goods; Treatment of Data and Goods in Transit; Customs and Immigration; Intellectual Property; Criminal Jurisdiction 37 Article Financial Arrangements 37 Article Public Information 38 Article Consultation and Settlement of Disputes 38 Article Entry into Force; Withdrawal 38 Article MOU Amendments 39 Article Language 39 Article Review 39 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter "NASA"), and The Canadian Space Agency (hereinafter "CSA"), Recalling that in his State of the Union Address of January 25, 1984, the President of the United States directed NASA to develop and place into orbit a permanently manned Space Station and invited friends and allies of the United States to participate in its development and use and to share in the benefits thereof, in order to promote peace, prosperity and freedom, Recalling the acceptance of such invitation by the Prime Minister of Canada at the March 1985 Quebec Summit meeting with the President of the United States and the mutual confirmation of their intention to cooperate at the March 1986 Washington, D.C., Summit meeting, Having successfully implemented the Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and the Ministry of State for Science and Technology of Canada (MOSST) for a Cooperative Program Concerning Detailed Definition and Preliminary Design (Phase B) of a Permanently Manned Space Station, which entered into force on April 16, 1985,

3 Considering the Agreement among the Government of the United States of America, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan and the Government of Canada on Cooperation in the Detailed Design, Development, Operation and Utilization of the Permanently Manned Civil Space Station signed on September 29, 1988, as superseded by the Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station, (hereinafter "the Intergovernmental Agreement") and particularly Article 4 thereof, Considering the Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and the Ministry of State for Science and Technology of Canada (MOSST) on Cooperation in the Detailed Design, Development, Operation and Utilization of the Permanently Manned Civil Space Station signed on September 29, 1988, and recognizing that upon its establishment on March 1, 1989, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) assumed responsibility for the execution of the Canadian Space Station program, Considering the Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) on Cooperation in the Detailed Design, Development, Operation and Utilization of the Permanently Manned Civil Space Station signed on September 29, 1988, Considering the Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and the Government of Japan (the GOJ) on Cooperation in the Detailed Design, Development, Operation and Utilization of the Permanently Manned Civil Space Station signed on March 14, 1989, and recognizing that the GOJ has designated the Science and Technology Agency of Japan (STA) in that Memorandum of Understanding as its Cooperating Agency, as provided for in Article 4 of the Intergovernmental Agreement, Recognizing the Joint Invitation extended to the Government of the Russian Federation at the Occasion of the Intergovernmental Meeting of the Space Station Partners in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 1993, and further recognizing the acceptance of the invitation by the Government of the Russian Federation on December 17, 1993, Considering the Interim Agreement between NASA and the Russian Space Agency (RSA) for the Conduct of Activities Leading to Russian Partnership in the Detailed Design, Development, Operation and Utilization of the Permanently Manned Civil Space Station signed on June 23, 1994, Considering the Arrangements For Enhanced Cooperation In Space Between NASA and CSA of May 18, 1994, Considering the Implementing Arrangement Between NASA and CSA for the provision, by Canada, of a Space Station Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator and other goods and services towards fulfilment of its financial responsibilities for common system operations costs signed on January 28, 1998,

4 Recognizing that NASA and CSA, NASA and ESA, NASA and the GOJ, and NASA and RSA have prepared Memoranda of Understanding in conjunction with their Governments' negotiation of the Intergovernmental Agreement, Convinced that this cooperation among NASA, CSA, ESA, the GOJ and RSA (hereinafter the "partners"), implementing the provisions established in the Intergovernmental Agreement, will further expand cooperation through the establishment of a long-term and mutually beneficial relationship and will further promote cooperation in the exploration and peaceful use of outer space, Have agreed as follows: Article 1 Purpose and Objectives 1.1. The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter "MOU") is, pursuant to Article 4 of the Intergovernmental Agreement and on the basis of genuine partnership, to establish arrangements between NASA and CSA (hereinafter "the Parties") implementing the provisions of the Intergovernmental Agreement, in accordance with international law. This MOU implements, is intended to be consistent with, and is subject to the provisions of the Intergovernmental Agreement. Additional arrangements implementing provisions of this MOU, as agreed pursuant to Article 4.2 of the Intergovernmental Agreement between duly authorized representatives of the Parties, are subject to this MOU. Implementing arrangements include amendments to any existing arrangements that may be agreed between the Parties in the course of their Space Station cooperation under this MOU The specific objectives of this MOU are: - to provide the basis for cooperation between NASA and CSA in the detailed design, development, operation and utilization of the permanently inhabited civil international Space Station for peaceful purposes, in accordance with international law; - to detail the roles and responsibilities of NASA and CSA, taking into account the roles and responsibilities of ESA, the GOJ and RSA in the detailed design, development, operation and utilization of the Space Station and also to record the commitments of NASA and CSA to each other and to ESA, RSA and the GOJ; - to establish the management structure and interfaces necessary to ensure effective planning and coordination in the conduct of the detailed design, development, operation and utilization of the Space Station; - to provide a basis for cooperation that maximizes the total capability of the Space Station to accommodate user needs and that ensures that the Space Station is operated in a manner that is safe, efficient and effective for both Space Station users and Space Station operators; and - to provide a general description of the Space Station and the elements comprising it.

5 Article 2 General Description of the Space Station 2.1. NASA, CSA, the GOJ, ESA, and RSA will join their efforts, under the lead role of NASA for overall management and coordination, to create an integrated international Space Station (hereinafter "the Space Station"). NASA and RSA, drawing on their extensive experience in human space flight, will produce elements which serve as the foundation for the Space Station. The GOJ and ESA will produce elements that will significantly enhance the Space Station's capabilities. CSA's contribution will be an essential part of the Space Station The Space Station will be a unique, permanently inhabited multi-use facility in low Earth orbit, with flight elements provided by all the partners and Space Station-unique ground elements to support the operation and utilization of the elements on orbit The Space Station will enable its users to take advantage of human ingenuity in connection with its low-gravity environment, the near-perfect vacuum of space and the vantage point for observing the Earth and the rest of the Universe. Specifically, the Space Station and its evolutionary additions could provide for a variety of capabilities, for example: - a laboratory in space, for the conduct of science and applications and the development of new technologies; - a permanent observatory in high-inclination orbit, from which to observe Earth, the Solar System and the rest of the Universe; - a transportation node where payloads and vehicles are stationed, assembled, processed and deployed to their destination; - a servicing capability from which payloads and vehicles are maintained, repaired, replenished and refurbished; - an assembly capability from which large space structures and systems are assembled and verified; - a research and technology capability in space, where the unique space environment enhances commercial opportunities and encourages commercial investment in space; - a storage depot for consumables, payloads and spares; and - a staging base for possible future missions, such as a permanent lunar base, a human mission to Mars, robotic planetary probes, a human mission to survey the asteroids, and a scientific and communications facility in geosynchronous orbit. Article 3 Space Station Elements

6 3.1. The Space Station will consist of elements provided by the partners comprising both flight elements and Space Station-unique ground elements. The elements are summarized in the Annex to the Intergovernmental Agreement and are further elaborated in this Article. Their requirements are defined and controlled in appropriate program documentation as provided for in Article NASA Space Station Flight Elements: NASA will design, develop and provide on-orbit the following flight elements including subsystems, the U.S. Extravehicular Activity (EVA) system, flight software and spares as required: - one permanently attached Habitation Module with complete basic functional outfitting to support habitation for four crew members, including primary storage of crew provisions and the health maintenance system; - one permanently attached multipurpose Laboratory Module, located so as to contain the optimum microgravity environment of the Space Station payload accommodations, with complete basic functional outfitting, including accommodations for International Standard Payload Racks and provisions for storage of NASA spares, and secondary storage of crew provisions; - one permanently attached Centrifuge Accommodation Module, with complete basic functional outfitting, a centrifuge rotor, and accommodations for International Standard Payload Racks which will contain a glovebox and specimen habitats; - three Nodes which provide pressurized volume for crew and equipment and connections between Space Station pressurized elements; - Truss Assembly which provides Space Station structure for attaching elements and systems; - four accommodation sites for external payloads attached to the Space Station Truss Assembly; - Solar Photovoltaic Power Modules and associated power distribution and conditioning equipment which serve as the primary Space Station electrical power source, providing an average of 75kW; - one FGB Energy Block, a self-sufficient orbital transfer vehicle which contains propulsion, guidance, navigation and control, communications, electrical power, thermal control systems, and stowage capacity (hereinafter "FGB"); - one airlock for purposes of crew and equipment transfer with the capability to accommodate U.S. and Russian space suits; - crew rescue vehicle with capabilities to support the rescue and return of a minimum of four crew;

7 - logistics carriers which provide the delivery of water, atmospheric gases and crew supplies and delivery and return of dry cargo, including crew supplies, logistics and scientific equipment; and - one Mobile Transporter (MT) which will serve to provide translation capability for the Mobile Servicing Center (MSC) Canadian Space Station Flight Elements: The Canadian elements will be developed to play the predominant role in satisfying the following functions for the Space Station: - attached payload servicing (external); - Space Station assembly; - Space Station maintenance (external); - transportation on Space Station; - deployment, retrieval and berthing; and - EVA support. 3.3.a. CSA will design, develop and provide the following flight elements of the Mobile Servicing System, including subsystems, flight software and agreed spares as required: - The Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS); - The Mobile Remote Servicer Base System (MBS); and - One Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM). The SSRMS, the MBS and the NASA-provided Mobile Transporter comprise the Mobile Servicing Center (MSC). The MSC together with the SPDM comprise the Mobile Servicing System (MSS) ESA, RSA and the GOJ Space Station Flight Elements: As reflected in the MOU between NASA and ESA and in the MOU between NASA and the GOJ and the MOU between NASA and RSA: 3.4.a. ESA Space Station Flight Elements: ESA will design, develop and provide on orbit the following flight elements including subsystems, flight software and spares as required: - one European pressurized laboratory permanently attached to the Space Station, with complete basic functional outfitting including accommodations for International Standard Payload Racks and accommodations for external payloads, and provisions for storage of ESA spares and secondary storage of crew provisions;

8 - logistics carriers which provide system operations support, user logistics and on-orbit supply; and - orbital transfer vehicles which provide thrust capability for orbit adjustments (reboost). 3.4.b. The GOJ Space Station Flight Elements: The GOJ will design, develop and provide on orbit the following flight elements including subsystems, flight software and spares as required: - One Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), a permanently attached multipurpose research and development laboratory, consisting of a pressurized module, an Exposed Facility and at least two Experiment Logistic Modules, and including a scientific equipment airlock, the JEM remote manipulator and IVA control/monitoring of the JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS), with complete basic functional outfitting, including accommodations for International Standard Payload Racks and provisions for storage of the GOJ spares and secondary storage of crew provisions; and - logistics carriers which provide system operations support, user logistics and on-orbit supply. 3.4.c. RSA Space Station Flight Elements: RSA will design, develop and provide on orbit the following flight elements including subsystems, the RSA Extravehicular Activity (EVA) system, flight software and spares as required: - Service Module providing a capability for attitude control and reboost with complete basic functional outfitting to support habitation of three crew members; - two Life Support Modules to accommodate additional equipment to support Space Station crew and supplement the life support functions present in the Service Module; - two Docking Compartments to support EVA for assembly and operations; - Universal Docking Module, which includes gyrodynes to provide docking and pressurized access to the Russian elements and a capability to support research activities; - Science Power Platform which will provide an average of 19 kw and which includes Autonomous Thrusting Facilities, power distribution and conditioning equipment, accommodation sites for external payloads and a remote manipulator system; - two Research Modules with a complete set of equipment to support research activities; - Soyuz TM vehicle to provide on-orbit shelter, crew rescue and emergency crew return functions in accordance with technical capabilities of one permanently docked Soyuz TM vehicle; - Progress vehicle to provide Space Station reboost capabilities and delivery of infrastructure elements, propellant, water, atmospheric gases and delivery and return of dry cargo, including crew supplies, logistics and scientific equipment; and

9 - Docking and Stowage Module to accommodate additional stowage and support Soyuz docking Space Station-unique ground elements will be provided by NASA, CSA and the other partners. These elements will be adequate to support the detailed design and development (including assembly and verification), the continuing operation and the full international utilization of each partner's flight elements listed above. The requirements for these elements will be defined and controlled in appropriate program documentation as provided for in Article a. NASA will provide the following Space Station-unique ground elements: equipment required for specialized or unique integration or, as the case may be, for launch or return to Earth; ground support equipment (GSE) and flight support equipment (FSE) including necessary logistics; engineering support centers and user support centers; test equipment, mock-ups, simulators, crew training equipment, software and any facilities necessary to house these items; the Space Station Control Center (SSCC); the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC); the Space Station Training Facility (SSTF); Space Station verification and test facilities; subsystem testbeds; and elements related to logistics support and to software development, integration, test and verification. 3.5.b. As will be agreed and documented in the program documentation as provided for in Article 7, CSA will provide the following Space Station-unique ground elements: equipment required for specialized or unique integration or, as the case may be, for launch or return to Earth; GSE and agreed FSE including necessary logistics; operations support centers; engineering support centers; and test equipment, mock-ups; simulators, facilities, crew training equipment and software, and any facilities required to house these items. 3.5.c. As reflected in the MOU between NASA and the GOJ and in the MOU between NASA and ESA, and in the MOU between NASA and RSA, the GOJ, RSA and ESA will provide, the following Space Station-unique ground elements: equipment required for specialized or unique integration or, as the case may be, for launch or return to Earth; GSE and FSE including necessary logistics; operations control centers, including, in the case of RSA, Mission Control Center-Moscow, engineering support centers and user support centers; and test equipment, mock-ups; simulators, crew training equipment, software and any facilities necessary to house these items. Article 4 Access to and Use of the Space Station 4.1. NASA and CSA will each assure access to and use of their Space Station flight elements listed in Article The partners' utilization of flight elements listed in Article 3 will be equitable, as provided in the allocation commitments set forth in Article 8 of this MOU and of the corresponding MOU between NASA and ESA and the MOU between NASA and the GOJ and the MOU between

10 NASA and RSA. Beyond these allocation commitments, the capabilities of the Space Station will be made available to the partners subject to specific arrangements between the relevant partners In accordance with the procedures in Article 8, NASA and CSA will each assure access to and use of their Space Station-unique ground elements referred to in Article 3.5 by each other and the other partners in order to support fully the utilization of the flight elements in accordance with the Consolidated Operations and Utilization Plan provided for in Article 8.1.c. As provided in Article 8, NASA and CSA will each also assure access to and use of their Space Stationunique ground elements by each other and the other partners for system operations support As requested by either Party for its detailed design and development activities, access to and use of the Space Station-unique ground elements provided by either Party will be granted on a space-available basis and subject to specific arrangements. Article 5 Major Program Milestones 5.1. The Space Station programs of NASA and CSA each include detailed design and development. The NASA and CSA programs also include Space Station operation and utilization. Because of the extended period required to assemble the Space Station, detailed design and development activities will overlap operation and utilization activities. After the completion of detailed design and development which includes assembly of the Space Station and one year of initial operational verification (hereinafter "detailed design and development"), mature operations and utilization will begin Major target milestones for the Space Station are as follows: - First NASA-provided Space Station Element (launched by RSA) Permanent Human Presence Capability 1999 (habitation and crew rescue capability for three crew) - NASA-provided Laboratory Module launch CSA Space Station Remote Manipulator System launch NASA Mobile Transporter launch CSA Mobile Remote Servicer Base System launch CSA Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator launch Assembly Complete 2003

11 (assembly of all permanently attached elements listed in Article 3) - Initiation of Mature Operations and Utilization NASA and CSA will develop, maintain and exchange coordinated implementation schedules. These schedules, including the dates for the above milestones, the delivery dates for the CSA-provided elements and the NASA-provided elements, and the assembly sequence for all elements of the Space Station, will be updated as necessary and formally controlled as described in Article NASA Responsibilities Article 6 Respective Responsibilities 6.1.a. While undertaking activities related to the detailed design and development of the Space Station elements described in Articles 3.2 and 3.5.a, and within the scope of the Parties' responsibilities established elsewhere in this MOU, NASA will: 1. provide overall program management and coordination for detailed design and development of an integrated Space Station and manage the detailed design and development of the NASAprovided elements; 2. participate with CSA and the other partners in Space Station program management mechanisms as provided in Articles 7 and 8; 3. perform overall system engineering and integration, with participation of CSA and the other partners as necessary, which includes integrated risk management activities, and perform system engineering and integration and risk management for NASA-provided elements; 4. establish in Canada and accommodate in the U.S. agreed liaison personnel as provided in Article 7.3; 5. provide regular progress and status information on overall Space Station and NASA Space Station program activities and plans in accordance with the documents described in Article 7.2; 6. conduct overall Space Station technical reviews, including integrated design, critical design, design certification, safety and mission assurance, operations readiness and flight readiness reviews, in order for NASA to certify, following the certifications at element level by each partner for the element it provides, that all Space Station infrastructure and accommodations elements to be launched on the Space Shuttle are acceptable for launch, on-orbit assembly and orbital operations and accommodate CSA representation as necessary for NASA and CSA to fulfill their respective responsibilities under this MOU; 7. conduct for the elements it provides: technical reviews, including integrated design, critical design, safety and mission assurance and other reviews as set forth in the documents described in

12 Article 7.2; and provide for CSA and other partner participation as necessary for NASA and CSA to fulfill their respective responsibilities under this MOU; 8. provide for CSA participation in other partners' technical reviews as necessary for NASA and CSA to fulfill their respective responsibilities under this MOU; 9. participate in, as appropriate, and provide information as necessary for CSA to conduct the reviews identified in Article 6.2.a.6; 10. provide to CSA program, systems requirements, technical interface, systems design and systems operations information necessary for the integration of the CSA-provided elements described in Articles 3.3 and 3.5 into the Space Station and/or the integrated operation and utilization of the CSA-provided elements; 11. develop, with CSA, the agreed documentation described in Article 7.2; 12. establish, in consultation with CSA and the other partners, information format and communication standards for a technical and management information system, and establish and maintain a computerized technical and management information system. This system is to work in conjunction with a compatible CSA computerized information system in accordance with the principles outlined in documents described in Article 7.2; 13. establish, in consultation with the other partners, verification, safety, and mission assurance requirements and plans in accordance with Article 10; 14. perform ground integration tests as necessary to assure on-orbit compatibility and perform verification and acceptance tests for the flight elements in Article 3.2 and accommodate CSA representation at such tests as necessary for NASA and CSA to fulfill their respective responsibilities under this MOU; 15. ensure that the NASA-provided elements comply with overall Space Station requirements; confirm that CSA-provided elements comply with overall Space Station program requirements; and maintain, and provide to CSA on request, ground verification test procedures and results that are required to verify that the interfaces of the NASA-provided elements and the CSA-provided elements are as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 16. provide necessary ground and flight support equipment and related spares for each NASAprovided flight element; provide the carrier to orbit and other agreed flight support equipment for the CSA-provided flight elements as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; and perform qualification and acceptance tests of this equipment according to Space Station program requirements and interfaces as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 17. provide spares for the NASA-provided flight elements as required to support assembly and initial operational verification as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2 and as agreed to in implementing arrangements;

13 18. establish Space Station software standards together with CSA and the other partners and, as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2, develop necessary hardware and software for software production, develop flight and ground software related to elements it provides in accordance with the established standards, and develop a software integration, test and verification capability for the NASA-provided elements and the Space Station program; 19. develop, in consultation with CSA and the other partners, an architecture for the end-to-end data transmission between data sources on the Space Station and the data users, including realtime user commands; 20. provide a basic operational communications capability between the Space Station Control Center (SSCC) and CSA's Space Operations Support Center to support Space Station operational requirements; 21. establish the SSCC, the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) and engineering and user support centers as provided in Articles 3 and 8; 22. develop with CSA, together with the other partners, crew health and medical care policies and procedures in accordance with Article 11; 23. develop an integrated logistics support system for the NASA-provided flight elements; and an integrated logistics management capability for the Space Station Program, including resupply, on-board maintenance and inventory integration, as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 24. establish, with participation of CSA and other partners, integrated traffic plans for the Space Station in accordance with Articles 7, 8, 11 and 12; 25. develop and provide to the System Operations Panel described in Article 8 baseline operations plans, and logistics and maintenance plans for the NASA-provided elements describing routine systems capabilities and defining maintenance requirements, including logistics requirements, necessary for sustaining their functional performance; 26. develop and deliver on orbit the MSS Robotic Work Station based on requirements jointly established with CSA in accordance with the agreed assembly sequence and assist CSA with the integration of the MSS Robotic Work Station with the MSS; and 27. provide for the storage of the CSA-provided flight elements, and associated ground support equipment, prior to their launch. 6.1.b. While undertaking activities related to assembly, operations and utilization of the Space Station, and within the scope of the Parties' responsibilities established elsewhere in this MOU, NASA will:

14 1. participate in Space Station management mechanisms and development of documentation as provided in Articles 7 and 8, and in the sharing of Space Station operations responsibilities as provided in Article 9; 2. maintain overall systems engineering, integration, risk management and overall operations support capability for Space Station operations and utilization with participation of CSA and the other partners as necessary, and maintain systems engineering, integration, risk management and operations support capability for operations and utilization of the NASA-provided elements; 3. provide, for the NASA-provided elements, sustaining engineering, spares, operations support, training and logistics support; 4. ensure that the NASA-provided elements comply with overall Space Station program requirements; confirm that CSA-provided elements comply with overall Space Station program requirements; and maintain, and provide to CSA on request, on-orbit verification test procedures and results that are required to verify that the interfaces of the NASA-provided elements and the CSA-provided elements are as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 5. maintain Space Station software standards together with CSA and the other partners, maintain necessary hardware and software for software production, maintain flight and ground software related to the elements it provides, and maintain a software integration, test and verification capability for the NASA-provided elements and the Space Station program; 6. provide the basic operational communications capability described in 6.1.a.20; 7. maintain and operate the SSCC, the POIC, and engineering and user support centers as provided in Articles 3 and 8 and support integrated Space Station command and control functions; 8. maintain with CSA, together with the other partners, crew health and medical care policies and procedures and support provision of Space Station crew health in accordance with Article 11; 9. maintain the integrated logistics support system and the integrated logistics management capability described in Article 6.1.a.23; 10. maintain with the other partners, integrated traffic plans for the Space Station in accordance with Articles 7, 8, 11 and 12; 11. deliver on-orbit the CSA-provided flight elements in accordance with Article 12 and the assembly sequence controlled by appropriate program documents as described in Article 7.2; assemble on-orbit Space Station elements, including the flight elements that CSA will provide, with assistance from CSA, in accordance with agreed assembly, activation and verification plans; 12. assist in the on-orbit activation and performance verification of the CSA-provided elements in accordance with agreed assembly, activation and verification plans;

15 13. provide logistics flights for the NASA-provided elements, for the elements provided by the other partners and for Space Station as a whole, in accordance with Articles 9 and 12; 14. provide or arrange crew rotation in accordance with the documents described in Articles 7, 8 and 9 and implementing arrangements, to support Space Station crew flight opportunities as described in Article 11. Specific assignments of crew members to specific vehicles will be made in accordance with the traffic planning process described in Article 8; 15. provide or arrange for provision of crew rescue capability; 16. arrange with RSA for provision of RSA-generated electrical power and augment RSAgenerated electrical power, in accordance with agreed power transfer schedules and provide electrical power to RSA on a contingency basis thereafter, to maintain essential RSA-provided flight element core systems; 17. provide or arrange for provision of reboost and non-propulsive attitude control; 18. deliver or arrange for delivery of on-orbit propellant for reboost and propulsive attitude control; 19. provide the Space Station Training Facility (SSTF) and additional training facilities to accommodate element-specific training for NASA-provided elements and integrated flight crew and ground controller multi-segment training; 20. provide simulators, training materials and documentation for NASA-provided elements for integration into CSA's element-specific training facilities and equipment of CSA-provided elements as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 21. integrate CSA-provided flight software and simulation models, training materials and documentation for CSA-provided elements into NASA training facilities; 22. provide for NASA, CSA, and other partners' crew members and ground support personnel: element-specific training for NASA-provided elements and multi-segment training consistent with the agreed upon overall Space Station training flow and curriculum. The fidelity of this training will be sufficient to ensure the capability to perform all anticipated tasks; 23. support training at the other partners' facilities as agreed, consistent with the agreed upon overall Space Station training flow and curriculum; 24. provide necessary on-orbit storage of spares for the CSA-provided flight elements; 25. provide standard Space Shuttle launch processing and launch and return services for spares for the CSA-provided flight elements as agreed in implementing arrangements; 26. provide repair and overhaul, and follow-on spares for CSA-provided flight elements as set forth in the documents described in Articles 7.2 and 8 and in implementing arrangements;

16 27. work with CSA and the other partners to prepare and implement plans for the integration and operation of user activities in the Space Station Consolidated Operations and Utilization Plan described in Article 8; and 28. provide user integration support and user operations support in accordance with Article CSA Responsibilities 6.2.a. While undertaking activities related to the detailed design and development of the Space Station elements described in Articles 3.3 and 3.5.b, and within the scope of the Parties' responsibilities established elsewhere in this MOU, CSA will: 1. support the overall program management and coordination for detailed design and development of an integrated Space Station and manage the detailed design and development of the CSA-provided elements; 2. participate with NASA and the other partners in Space Station program management mechanisms as provided in Articles 7 and 8; 3. support the overall system engineering and integration, which includes integrated risk management activities, and perform system engineering and integration and risk management for the CSA-provided elements, including the end-to-end system engineering and integration of the MSS with the overall Space Station; 4. establish in the U.S. and accommodate in Canada agreed liaison personnel as provided in Article 7.3; 5. provide regular progress and status information on CSA Space Station program activities and plans in accordance with the documents described in Article 7.2; 6. conduct for the elements it provides: technical reviews, including integrated design, critical design, safety and mission assurance and other reviews as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; and provide for NASA and other partner participation as necessary for NASA and CSA to fulfill their respective responsibilities under this MOU; 7. participate in, as appropriate, and provide information necessary for ESA, the GOJ or RSA to conduct reviews described in Article 6.1.a.8; 8. participate in, as appropriate, and provide information as necessary for NASA to conduct the reviews identified in Articles 6.1.a.6 and 6.1.a.7; 9. provide to NASA program, system requirements, technical interface, systems design and systems operations information necessary for assessment of the impact of CSA-provided elements on the Space Station configuration and/or on the integrated operation and utilization of the Space Station and necessary to integrate those elements into the Space Station;

17 10. develop, with NASA, the agreed documentation described in Article 7.2; 11. establish and maintain, in accordance with the principles outlined in the documents described in Article 7.2, a compatible computerized technical and management information system to work in conjunction with the compatible NASA computerized information system referred to in Article 6.1.a.12; 12. establish in consultation with the other partners, verification, safety, and mission assurance requirements and plans in accordance with Article 10; 13. perform ground integration tests as necessary to assure on-orbit compatibility and perform verification and acceptance tests for the flight elements in Article 3.3 and accommodate NASA representation at such tests as necessary for NASA and CSA to fulfill their respective responsibilities under this MOU; 14. ensure that the CSA-provided elements comply with overall Space Station program requirements; and maintain, and provide to NASA on request, ground verification test procedures and results that are required to verify that the interfaces of the NASA-provided elements and the CSA-provided elements are as set forth in the documents described in Article 7; 15. provide necessary ground and agreed flight support equipment and related spares for each CSA-provided flight element and flight spares as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; and perform qualification and acceptance tests of this equipment according to Space Station program requirements and interfaces as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 16. provide agreed spares for the CSA-provided flight elements as required to support assembly and initial operational verification as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 17. support the establishment of Space Station software standards in accordance with the documents described in Article 7.2, develop necessary hardware and software for software production, and develop flight and ground software related to elements it provides in accordance with the established standards to work in conjunction with the Space Station program software integration, test and verification capability; 18. support the development, with NASA and the other partners, of an architecture for the endto-end data transmission between data sources on the Space Station and data users, including real-time user commands; 19. provide, with the exception of the basic operational communications capability provided by NASA as described in Article 6.1.a.20, any additional communications capability necessary for CSA to support CSA's unique requirements; 20. establish in Canada operations and engineering support centers, and the MSS Operations and Training Simulator (MOTS) and training facilities, for the CSA-provided flight elements as provided for in Articles 3 and 8;

18 21. develop with NASA, together with the other partners, crew health and medical care policies and procedures in accordance with Article 11; 22. develop an integrated logistics support system for the CSA-provided flight elements and support the development of the integrated logistics management capability for the Space Station program, including resupply, on-board maintenance and inventory integration, in accordance with the documents described in Article 7.2; 23. support establishment of integrated traffic plans for the Space Station in accordance with Articles 7, 8, 11 and 12; 24. develop and provide to the System Operations Panel described in Article 8 baseline operations plans, and logistics and maintenance plans for the CSA-provided elements describing routine systems capabilities and defining maintenance requirements, including logistics requirements, necessary for sustaining their functional performance; 25. establish, jointly with NASA, requirements for the NASA-provided Robotic Work Station for the CSA-provided flight elements; 26. deliver the CSA-provided flight elements and associated ground support equipment to a location in the USA, as agreed with NASA, as set forth in the documents described in Article 7; and 27. design elements to be compatible with the Space Shuttle and in accordance with the documents described in Article b. While undertaking activities related to assembly, operations and utilization of the Space Station, and within the scope of the Parties' responsibilities established elsewhere in this MOU, CSA will: 1. participate in Space Station management mechanisms and development of documentation as provided in Articles 7 and 8, and in the sharing of Space Station operations responsibilities as provided in Article 9; 2. support NASA's overall role described in Article 6.1.b.2, and maintain systems engineering, integration, risk management and operations support capability for operations and utilization of the CSA-provided elements; 3. provide, for the CSA-provided elements, sustaining engineering, operations support, training, logistics support, and spares as set forth in the documents described in Articles 7.2 and 8 and as agreed in implementing arrangements; 4. ensure that the CSA-provided elements comply with overall Space Station program requirements; and maintain, and provide to NASA on request, on-orbit verification test procedures and results that are required to verify that the interfaces of the NASA-provided

19 elements and the CSA-provided elements are as set forth in the documents described in Article 7.2; 5. support maintenance of Space Station software standards; support maintenance of software integration, test and verification capability for the Space Station program; maintain necessary hardware and software for software production; and maintain flight and ground software related to the elements it provides to work in conjunction with the Space Station program software integration, test and verification capability; 6. provide any additional communications capability as described in 6.2.a.19; 7. maintain and operate the operations and engineering support centers and the MOTS for the CSA-provided flight elements as provided for in Articles 3 and 8; 8. maintain with NASA, together with the other partners, crew health and medical care policies and procedures and support provision of Space Station crew health in accordance with Article 11; 9. maintain the integrated logistics support system described in 6.2.a.22 and support the integrated logistics management capability described in Article 6.1.a.23; 10. support the maintenance of integrated traffic plans for the Space Station in accordance with Articles 7, 8, 11 and 12; 11. assist in the assembly of the CSA-provided elements in accordance with agreed assembly, activation and verification plans; 12. activate on-orbit and verify performance of the CSA-provided elements, with assistance from NASA, in accordance with agreed assembly, activation and verification plans; 13. arrange for logistics flights for the CSA-provided elements in accordance with Articles 9 and 12; 14. support crew rotation in accordance with the documents described in Articles 7, 8 and 9 and implementing arrangements, to support Space Station crew flight opportunities as described in Article 11. Specific assignments of crew members to specific vehicles will be made in accordance with the traffic planning process described in Article 8; 15. maintain and operate training facilities in Canada to accommodate element-specific training for CSA-provided elements; 16. provide flight software and simulation models, training materials and documentation for CSA-provided elements for integration into NASA's training facilities in accordance with the documents described in Article 7.2;

20 17. integrate NASA-provided simulators, training materials and documentation for NASAprovided elements into the CSA training facilities; 18. provide for NASA, and other partners' crew members and ground support personnel in Canada element-specific training for CSA-provided elements consistent with the agreed upon overall Space Station training flow and curriculum. The fidelity of this training will be sufficient to ensure the capability to perform all anticipated tasks; 19. support training at the other partners' facilities as agreed, consistent with the agreed upon overall Space Station training flow and curriculum, in accordance with documents described in Article 7.2; 20. work with NASA and the other partners to prepare and implement plans for the integration and operation of user activities in the Space Station Consolidated Operations and Utilization Plan described in Article 8; and, 21. provide user integration support and user operations support in accordance with Article Management/Reviews Article 7 Management Aspects of the Space Station Program Primarily Related to Detailed Design and Development 7.1.a. NASA and CSA are each responsible for the management of their respective Space Station detailed design and development activities consistent with the provisions of this MOU. This Article establishes the management mechanisms to coordinate the respective Space Station detailed design and development activities of NASA and CSA, to establish applicable requirements, to assure safe operations, to establish the interfaces between the Space Station elements, to review decisions, to establish schedules, to review the status of activities, to report progress and to resolve issues and technical problems as they arise. 7.1.b. The NASA/CSA Program Coordination Committee (PCC), co-chaired by designated NASA and CSA representatives, will meet periodically throughout the lifetime of the program or promptly at the request of either Party to review the Parties' respective detailed design and development activities. The Co-Chairmen will together take those decisions necessary to assure implementation of the cooperative detailed design and development activities related to Space Station flight elements and to Space Station-unique ground elements provided by the Parties, including, as appropriate, activities related to design changes of the Parties' flight elements during mature operations and utilization. In taking decisions regarding detailed design and development, the NASA-CSA PCC will consider operation and utilization impacts, and will also consider detailed design and development recommendations from the Multilateral Coordination Board described in Article 8.1.b. However, decisions regarding operation and utilization activities will be taken in accordance with Article 8. The Co-Chairmen will each designate their respective members and will decide on the location of meetings. If the Co-Chairmen agree that a

21 specific detailed design and development issue or decision requires consideration by another partner at the PCC level, the NASA/CSA PCC may meet jointly with the NASA/ESA PCC and/or NASA/GOJ PCC and/or the NASA/RSA PCC. 7.1.c. Bilateral/Multilateral Program Reviews will be held as necessary at which the designated representatives of NASA, CSA, and the other partners as appropriate, will report progress and discuss the status of their detailed design and development program activities. The Bilateral Program Reviews will be held as mutually agreed and will be co-chaired by NASA and CSA. The Multilateral Program Reviews will meet as necessary at the request of any partner and will be organized by NASA. Less formal status reviews and technical meetings will be held as necessary; representatives of the partners will attend these reviews and meetings. 7.1.d. Space Station requirements, configuration, including assembly sequence, integrated traffic planning, allocation of housekeeping resources for design purposes, and definition of element interfaces; through the completion of assembly and initial operational verification and any related Space Station configuration activities will be controlled by the Space Station Control Board (SSCB) chaired by NASA. The CSA will be a member of the SSCB, and of such subordinate boards thereof as may be agreed, attending and participating when CSA decides it is appropriate and whenever these boards consider items which affect the CSA-provided elements, interfaces between NASA-provided and CSA-provided elements, interfaces between the CSAprovided elements and the Shuttle, interfaces between the CSA-provided elements and other partner-provided elements, or the accommodation of the Composite Utilization Plan and the Composite Operations Plan described in Article 8. Decisions by the SSCB Chairman may be appealed to the NASA-CSA PCC, although it is the duty of the SSCB Chairman to make every effort to reach consensus with CSA and the other partners rather than have issues referred to the PCC level. Such appeals will be made and processed expeditiously. Pending resolution of appeals, CSA need not proceed with an SSCB decision as far as its provided elements are concerned. NASA may, however, proceed with an SSCB decision as far as its provided elements are concerned. Additional details regarding appeals to the NASA-CSA PCC are contained in the Joint Program Plan described below. NASA will be a member of the CSA Space Station control board (or its equivalent) chaired by CSA, and of such subordinate boards thereof as may be agreed, attending and participating as appropriate. 7.1.e. CSA will participate in selected NASA reviews on Space Station requirements, architecture and interfaces as defined in the Joint Management Plan (JMP) described in Article 7.2.b. These reviews are program level reviews which assure that the Space Station Program is progressing in accordance with relevant program documentation. Similarly, NASA will participate in selected CSA reviews as defined in the JMP; the other partners will participate as appropriate. 7.1.f. Through participation in the management mechanisms, NASA and CSA agree to achieve commonality on the Space Station as required by the overall Space Station safety requirements as defined pursuant to Article 10. NASA and CSA also agree to work through the management mechanisms in order to establish standard interfaces if necessary for Space Station users in the permanently attached pressurized laboratories. Exceptions to these requirements for